The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-01-14
20 pounds choice rice for
90 at Klau mann's.

! 20 pounds choice rice fol
I0l 90 at klau mann's.
Atchiscn Live Stock Insurance Co.
insures horses, mules, jacks and cattle
against death from any cause. D. E
Williams, Agent lola, Kansas.
The Legislature organized Wednes-
day by the election Of A. w. Smith, o.
Mcpherson county AZ Speaker. Moth
ing of Importance has yet been done.
It lie reported that DIR. Clifford had
his library, instruments and Office fix.
lures burned in the recent fire at Law
renee. We hope the report will prove
unf0unded.
Dan Thorpe has sold the furniture
of his barber shop to L. Fl. Brubaker
and he has moved it into the Chol-
lette building which has been fitted up
for their use.
W. L. Bartels says that he is in cor.
respondence with parties desiring to
locate a cigar factory here, and thinks
the prospect Of their coming is good.
We will try to make room for them.
Various thermometers showed the
temperature ranging from IS to a de
greee below zero the first Of the week.
Not 60 very cold but cold enough to
settle the peach question for another
year.
We point with pride to the quantity
and quality of the local news in this Is
sue of the REGISTER. Those who read
it will find out everything of impor.
lance that has happened, or is likely to
happen.
By the unanimous vote of the Coun.
| ty Commissioners, the clerk was in.
structed to advertise for bids to repair
the Court House. 1t rather seems to
us that this settles the county seat
question.
Il
party now that they will never be allowed t.
elect another republican county commissioner
democrat.
That do settle it The Boss has spo.
ken. Poor old republican party!
WANTED: \ good girl to go te
Wichita, one who is willing to do the
work required. who is neat, tidy and q
good cook can get first class wages by
applying Immediately to J. H. Rich
ards, Wichita Kansas.
As desire to balance the books o.
the firm of Patterson Brothers az soor
as possible, all those knowing them
selves indebted to the firm are request
ed to call and settle at their earliest
convenience. S. H. Patterson.
If you have to open a new set o
books with the new year, come to thu
REGISTER Office and order an Acme
Ledger. For an ordinary retail bust
ness it is nearly indispensable, being
cheap, durable and convenient.
The election in Elsmore township
on Tuesday on the proposition to vote
aid to the Kansas City and Pacific r
R., resulted in favor of the bonds by 8
of vote 127 to 1O4. This drives another
nail in the coffin of the county seat
move.
The subject Of Rev. Hyatt's lecture
at the Opera House next Tuesday
night will be'"The Scotchman a
Home and abroad" and all those whs
attend may be sure of being entertain
ed. Admission Is cents, % cents I
couple.
We regret to say that Mr.. Marion
II was mistaken in supposing he had al
llS-inch coal vein. 1t was uncovered
yesterday and proved to be only abou
q inches of good coal, the remainde
being black slate and shale. "'Twa
ever thus"
Mr.. c. F. Merriman has bought tn
Leland House Livery Stable of Ellis 1
Hewitt, ard will occupy it as an ex
elusive feed and breeding stable. An!
one having occasion to do busin: E
with Mr.. Merriman will find him ;
pleasant man to deal with.
Jacobs 4 Claypool, are now fairl!
settled in the Brosier building ant
have opened up a large stock Of grocer
les and queensware to which they in
|. vite the attention of the people Of Iol
and vicinity. Their goods are new ant
first class, and at prices to suit tn
times.
Humboldt broom corn dealers prefe
to sell the broom corn they buy of tn
farmers to lola dealers, rather than t
! ship it. In other words the diferenc
: between the price of broom corn il
0 Humboldt and that in lola is create
: than the Humboldt dealers can max
!, by shipping.
We heard . prominent republican say th
other day that the course that Ewing had pul
sued would loose the republican party 800 vots
= at the next election.-Denocrat.
Il Name him. And if he isn't ademe
crat or didn't do all he could for purel
Z selfish reasons, to defeat Ewing's ele<
. ton, we will make him . valuabl
z present.
Some of his lola friends will doub
;. less be surprised to hear that Mr.. I. 8